operation
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The arrests unfolded as part of “Operation at Large,” a large scale immigration operation in Southern California.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
He made no claims that he was conducting a law-enforcement operation or responding to an emergency.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026
The operation would pursue any Iranian-flagged vessel or any vessel attempting to provide material support to Iran, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
A video of the capture operation, posted by the Daejeon city government, showed a limp Neukgu being hauled by rescuers and placed in a carrier.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
He was in the bed nearer the door, separated by a curtain from his roommate: the Hampden County postmaster, as we later discovered, who was in for a prostate operation.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
Vocabulary lists containing operation
Arithmetic
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The Number System
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The ACT Math Test: Number and Quantity
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